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Beginner Hindi - Parts of the body

Body - शरीर

Head - सिर

face - चेहरा

nose - नाक

eye - आँख

ear - कान

tooth - दाँत

tongue - जीभ

lip - होंठ

 
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Beginner Hindi - Parts of the body - Part 1

neck - गरदन

chest - छाती

waist - कमर

hand - हाथ

back - पीठ

finger - उंगली

nail - नाखून

hair - बाल

foot - पैर

 
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Beginner Hindi: Birds

Bird - पक्षी or चिड़िया

Birds - पक्षी or चिड़ियाँ

Peacock - मोर

parrot - तोता

pigeon - कबूतर

cuckoo - कोयल

crow - कौआ

hen - मुर्गी

rooster - मुर्गा

owl - उल्लू

duck - बतख

 
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Beginner Hindi - Mail

Post - डाक

Post Office - डाकखाना

Postman - डाकिया

Address - पता

letter - पत्र या चिट्ठी

stamp - टिकट

sender - भेजने वाला

 
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Beginner Hindi: “To Go”

जाना -to go

“Going”- जा रहा हूँ (जा रही हूँ female)

I go.
मैं जाती हूँ । (मैं जाता हूँ । male)

We go.
हम जाती हैं । (हम जाते हैं । male and also if a group of both men and women)

Let’s go.
चलो (from verb चलना)

Are you ready to go?
आप चलने के लिए तैयार हैं?
तुम चलने के लिए तैयार हो?

I went.
मैं गयी । (मैं गया । male) verb is jana but irregular in past tense.

I will go.
मैं जाऊँगी । (मैं जाऊँगा । male)

 
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Beginner Hindi: “Thinking”

सोचना to think

I am thinking
मैं सोच रहा हूँ  (रही हूँ if female)
 
I am thinking about food
मैं खाना के बारे में सोच रही हूँ । (रहा हूँ   if male)

I will think.
मैं सोचूँगा । (सोचूँगी for female)

I was thinking.
मैं सोच रहा था । (रही थी for female)
Are you thinking?
क्या तुम सोच रहे हो ।

Did you think?
क्या आपने सोचा

क्या तुमने सोच

 
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Beginner Hindi: “Sleeping”

सोना to sleep


I sleep.

मैं सोती हूँ । सोता हूँ (for male)


I slept.

मैं सोयी । मैं सोया for male


I will sleep.

मैं सोऊँगी । मैं सोऊँगा for male


Did you sleep?

क्या आपको नींद आई ।


How was your sleep?

आपकी नींद कैसी रही ?

 
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Essential Hindi: restaurant

food  खाना
plate  प्लेट  (थाली)
table  मेज़
chair  कुरसी
spoon चम्मच
fork काँटा
knife छुरी
salt नमक

 
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Essential Hindi: colors

Black - काला kaa-laa
White - सफ़ेद safed

Red - लाल laal
Blue - नील niila
Yellow - पीला Peela

Green - हरा ha-raa
Orange - नारंगी Naa-rangii

Brown - भूरा bhuu-raa
Pink - गुलाबी Gul-aabi

 
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Essential Hindi: Have a seat. Wait a while.

Baithiye - Have a seat बैठिये
Thodi der intzaar kijiye - Wait for some time थोड़ी देर इन्तज़ार कीजिये

Thahriye - Wait a little ठहरिये

Samay kya hai - Whats the time समय क्या है?

Aap kahan ja rahe hain - Where are you going आप कहाँ जा रहे हैं?

 
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